Google’s intent to absolutely dominate RF communication is based on deception: the myth that it is bringing something to market that didn’t exist before. Bill Gates didn’t invent the PC any more than Steve Jobs invented windowing or the Mouse.

It will also be interesting to see if Google follows Microsoft in offering a platform for integrating medical device connectivity. Healthvault’s Connection Center does this. A proposed rule from the FDA, reclassifies what they call Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS) to a Class I medical device. Microsoft expects to have to clear this hurdle, as would Google should they release a similar feature.

It’s hard to carve out a piece of the value chain at the point of care without running into the FDA. The point of care is where health care is, you know, actually delivered. It’s very hard to have a device at the point of care that avoids meeting the legal definition of a medical device. This will be an ongoing issue for Google, Microsoft, wireless carriers and others.